pmargulies Posted January 22, 2011 Share #26 Posted January 22, 2011 ...and the paperwork.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmargulies Posted January 22, 2011 Share #27 Posted January 22, 2011 More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmargulies Posted January 22, 2011 Share #28 Posted January 22, 2011 another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted January 22, 2011 Share #29 Posted January 22, 2011 Here is a small Coast Guard group I have with an Antarctica Service Medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted January 22, 2011 Share #30 Posted January 22, 2011 Reverse of the same group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww1collector Posted January 23, 2011 Share #31 Posted January 23, 2011 Coast Guard group--- This is a most unusual group that I have been researching enough to believe that this man was in the Pacific Theater with the Coast Guard during WW2. He may have been in the Navy prior to that. SSDI info on Victor August shows two possibilities-one born in 1911 and the other in 1914. Either one would work to put him in the services for quite a long time as his group indicates. The rank insignia for Victor August shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Aviation Machiists Mate and PO 1st Class Machinery Technician. The Coast Guard Air Crew wings are hallmarked Gemsco. Have nothing definitive on the vintage of the wings. They may be later than WW2. Web search has shown that the Coast Guard manned Loran-A stations in many places including the Pacific in WW2. They also had Loran in planes. Note that the GCM is the first type issued in the 20's and phased out in the 50's. The ribbon bar is GCM, Pacific Campaign and National Defense, with stars. It has been together a long time. Other ribbons are Philippine Liberation and Presidential Unit Citation. The original owner said that it was in a wall hung frame when he got it from a Colorado estate sale. The campaign medals and victory medals are all slot brooch. The aviation rate patch is 4 inches wide and signed in embroidery on the back. Here is a link to a site that describes the Loran sites in WW2. http://www.jproc.ca/hyperbolic/lora_ww2chains.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share #32 Posted February 13, 2011 Those are some really great groupings. Are there anymore out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallClan Posted February 13, 2011 Share #33 Posted February 13, 2011 Those are some really great groupings. Are there anymore out there? Yes there are hah, I will post mine in the morning< I purchased all of the uniforms that still were around of a local man who was a CPO in the USCG during World War Two, Unfortunately I could not purchase his medals because that was something he apparently had disposed of long before I ever was around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share #34 Posted June 14, 2011 Yes there are hah, I will post mine in the morning< I purchased all of the uniforms that still were around of a local man who was a CPO in the USCG during World War Two, Unfortunately I could not purchase his medals because that was something he apparently had disposed of long before I ever was around. Zachary, I can hardly wait to see that grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share #35 Posted June 14, 2011 Yes there are hah, I will post mine in the morning< I purchased all of the uniforms that still were around of a local man who was a CPO in the USCG during World War Two, Unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share #36 Posted January 10, 2012 Have any more Coast Guard groupings come to light lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhc1stidf Posted January 21, 2012 Share #37 Posted January 21, 2012 Is it possible that he reason he is missing a star on his good conduct could be from him getting into some sort of trouble early on? It is not uncommon. Is he still around to ask questions? Is his DD214 somewhere around? Very cool grouping. I can hardly wait to see more information on him. We still use that dress uniform today. Funny, huh? What ships and units are named on the plaques and plates? hhc1stidf, that is a great WW2 medal bar. How is the Good Conduct Medal mounted onto the bar? Is it named? Sorry!!! I did not see you inquiry regarding the attachment of the good conduct medal. Here is a pic. Again I apologize for the delay in the response. Unfortunately it is not named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share #38 Posted January 21, 2012 Sorry!!! I did not see you inquiry regarding the attachment of the good conduct medal. Here is a pic. Again I apologize for the delay in the response. Unfortunately it is not named. Sweet bar. Can you please post a pic of the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R Posted March 10, 2012 Share #39 Posted March 10, 2012 No details known about the service of the recipient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam R Posted March 10, 2012 Share #40 Posted March 10, 2012 Reverse of the GCM above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11-Bull Posted March 10, 2012 Share #41 Posted March 10, 2012 Paul, here is one I picked up a while back. It caught my attention because it really is great looking (pictures do not do justice to it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share #42 Posted May 26, 2012 That is a nice one. I have the the miniture version of this, which I found on Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted May 26, 2012 Share #43 Posted May 26, 2012 heres mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted May 26, 2012 Share #44 Posted May 26, 2012 front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted May 26, 2012 Share #45 Posted May 26, 2012 ooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted May 27, 2012 Share #46 Posted May 27, 2012 I only have one Medal..... a Purple Heart, but that's not a grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share #47 Posted May 27, 2012 Oooooo... somethings dont need a grouping. I was wrong... my mini bar is a little different. I place it sometime between 1975 and 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share #48 Posted September 1, 2012 Bumped up to see if there are any new groupings out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmar Posted September 25, 2012 Share #49 Posted September 25, 2012 Hello Paul, I've enjoyed this thread, it has brought to light some outstanding groups posted by members. I'd like to add the two that I have. This first group is exactly as it came to me, a very unusual mounted group in that CG Pistol Expert has had the name obliterated. It does not match the name on the Rifle Expert. It seems unlikely that it was a put together since I can make out a lot of the engraving that was "buffed" off, it would serve no purpose to help sell the group, especially for the price it fetched. I have wondered if there was a rivalry between 2 expert shooters, with a bet that they would turn over their medal to the winner of a specific match...a bit of a stretch perhaps but I do like the idea The second group I've posted before, but I'd like to add it to your thread. I do hope that even more will be added in the future! Best wishes to you! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmar Posted September 25, 2012 Share #50 Posted September 25, 2012 The reverse: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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